by Stanley J. Grenz and Jay T. Smith
published by InterVarsity Press
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- Formatted for WS2GO v.2
- Introduces more than 300 terms related to the study of ethics
- Covers ideas, issues, positions, thinkers, schools and specialties
- Aids in your reading of textbooks or understanding of lectures
- Helps you review for examinations in ethics courses
Ethics is as old as the city-state and as new as cyberspace. Guided by the wagon tracks of moral tradition, it nevertheless rides the cutting edge of science and technology. Increasingly it is moving into the corner offices of law, business, medicine, science and technology.
But few of us arrive in our first ethics class—or take our seat on an ethics committee—with a grip on the range of ideas and thinkers, perspectives and pitfalls that make up this ancient conversation about what is good and right and moral. We may feel like college math students who slipped through high school without learning algebra.
The Pocket Dictionary of Ethics is a convenient boost to help you catch up.
Among the 300 definitions provided by Stanley J. Grenz and Jay T. Smith are:
- terms, from altruism to virtue
- issues, from animal rights to war
- ethicists, from Saint Augustine to Peter Singer
- perspectives, from Aristotelianism to utilitarianism
- marketplace specialties, from advertising to technological ethics
Not only does this brief and convenient reference book take you where your desktop dictionary was not designed to go, it doubles as your basic A-to-Z survey or refresher course in ethics.
About the Authors
Stanley J. Grenz is Pioneer McDonald Professor of Theology at Carey Theological College, Vancouver, British Colombia.
Jay T. Smith is senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Bellingham, Washington.
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